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History (1989): 2-Inch Floppy Disk (LT-1) Made by Fujifilm

Only for Zenith Minisport notebook computer

This article was published by the Museum of Obsolete Media.

2-inch floppy disk (LT-1) (1989-early 1990s)

The 2-inch LT-1 disc was introduced in 1989 for use in the Zenith Minisport notebook computer, the only device that used it.

Although very similar to the 2-inch Video Floppy, the two discs are not interchangeable.

The Zenith Minisport was a very lightweight laptop, with good battery life and DOS 3.3 built into ROM for fast booting. It came with 1 or 2MB of RAM, and except for the HD version did not have HDD.

The LT-1 disks, which were made by Fujifilm, had a capacity of 793KB, similar to the double-sided, double-density 3.5-inch microfloppy disk, but a lot less than the high-density 3.5-inch microfloppy disk that was becoming the industry standard.

Because the LT-1 disks were only used in one model of computer, they were more expensive than other disk designs, and there was no way to read the disks on other devices.

To get around the problem of file transfer due to the unusual disk design, an external 3.5-inch microfloppy disk drive was available, and the Minisport could also transfer files via serial cable to another PC using a program called FastLynx.

The Minisport only seems to have been produced for a couple of years.

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